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Apparatus and methods for space-vector domain control in uninterruptible power supplies

US6201720A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2000
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M7/53876
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), power conversion apparatus and power conversion methods are provided which may improve phase regulation of polyphase AC voltages in the presence of load imbalances. According to one embodiment, a UPS includes a DC voltage generating circuit that produces a DC voltage. A space vector domain controlled inverter couples the DC voltage generating circuit to an AC load, and produces a polyphase AC output voltage at the load by sensing a plurality of voltages at the load, transforming the plurality of sensed voltages according to a space vector (d-q) transformation to produce an output space vector, generating an error space vector from the output space vector and a reference space vector, and selectively coupling the DC voltage generating circuit to the load responsive to the error space vector. In this manner, a voltage control loop is closed in the d-q domain, which may improve per-phase regulation of the polyphase AC output. Preferably, compensation is applied to the error space vector to produce a control space vector that compensates for poles or other transfer characteristics of the forward path of the voltage control loop. In another embodim…

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